The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-25
tecting the young chicks as soon an they
are Matched and until the whole brood Is
strong enough 10 90 into the coop with

tecting the young chicks as soon an the
are Matched and until the whole brood
strong enough 10 60 into the coop wit
the hen.
Do not forget to blanket the horss whel
u Is ID the stable, 40 we'll as when It |
standing In tho shafts waiting for You a
the ntore or postofice. It will save fee
10 do 30, besides adding to the good %
pesrance Of the coat Of the horne, an,
Keeping 1t In good health.
Do not wait until tho ground shall have
been frozen over before putting rough
shoes on your horses, as they may be Ia,
llred should the ground become slippery
Blankets Bhould 10 procured now, and tht
atalls put 10 order for winter use BY cover
Ing oil cracks and crevlces.
a blight leak In the roof Of the stable
may cause much damage, but II will al.
low O certain amount OF water to reach
the floor, thereby rendering the stable
damp, 1n cold weather dryngss promotes
warmth, while nothing conducea 30 much
to lung diseases as moisture.
Andrew ]. Libby, Of Emblem, put into
The barn in II single day iorty.thres loads
Of hay, and In eight and one.half days
housed one hundred and twenty.on loads.
In the entiro season he cut two hundred
tosds Of good bay, which he figures at
about one hundred and fifty tons.
Where trees are sent long distances and
from any cause appear shriveled or dry,
DO not despair, for they can often be-
saved. Do not plant them rs soon as un.
packed, but bury the treo, root and
branch, In moist earth for a few days, IN.
TIL tho wood plumpu up naturally.
II has been demonstrated that the GUAM.
lily, Of meat produced by eheep delivered
20 the butcher at the prscocious age OF
rom nine to fifteen month"; costs exactly
bali Tho expense Of those fed 10 double
that age. BY bringing the animals early
TO tho block VI .reducs risks and labor
ind time, which In thia, as In everything
else, means money.
a correspondent Of tho Rural Mw
YORKER says tina! when he practlced letting
me first cucumbers which ripened on the
vinee go to seed be he'd few cucumbers
liable use, and fewer still for pickleu. Now
no picka every one ho secs 90 soon as they
are large enough for pickles, and finds
enough escape notice, so he always has
plenty for the table.
A puro brod fowl Of ono OF tho egg.lay.
ing breeds, such % Langshans, Houdan,
'ic, will lay from twenty-five to fifty egga
moro in a year than the duughill. Not
1uly this, but they are much more profit.
tolo every way. Pure bred birds OF al.
moas any breed are worth at least 50 a
piece. There Is n large profit on rightly
nauaged poultry on the farm.
Tho utmost care should DO exercised to
keep tho tests in a good sound condition,
,ays q Writsr. Many a good Young COW
aas Deen turned into a kicking COW by
Milling her when hor tests wers sore.
We cannot expect a COW will stand qui.
silly while she is being hurt in the process
OF milking An uneasy cqw at2ailkiagtiss-
10 a good dea! like q crying bsby-there is
! good cause for the demonstrations made,
as a rule.
Perches should DO ct least two inches
ride, and rest firmly in a eliot or mortiae.
Fowls will climb 70 one edge OF a wide
perch, and the width will givs opportunity
70 rest the weight on the shanks. A very
narroT parch makeJ 1t necessary 10 bear
she weight on the breast bone, mainly in
one spot, and thus it becomes bsnt on n
,ide. This deiornity Is caused, in many
Instances, by I~ocstirg Oh the chino of o
barrel, or on the small limbs OF treee. Old
fowls have their bones hardened 60 that
Shey will STAND the pressure without bend
'n9. I'M. all should have vide perches,-
Poultry Yard.
The National Stoctman Gays: "Grznt-
Ing hat the male is one-half the herd, 1t
swell to giye some thought and care in
occurring q good one. And making the
purchase it is we'll to season haste with
discretion. Buy early, but not the first
That otfera, excep. in rare inetarces. If
you hgVe time and means at your dig
pcsal visit tho herds within your reach
and buy what piesaes you beat, eoneider-
Ing the quality and ability to purchase.
But above sll thirga, whatever you may
GUY don't eIp,ct 10 get what you may
want Mt or below fat clock prices"
The greatest difficulty with wheat
growing ia that it does not provide ior
koepins much Dtock. A part Of all other
grains grown on the fGrm 10 used at home,
and thus coca into tho manure pile and is
returned to tina soil. Probably nino.senthe
Of tho grass crops, except near cities, Is
now consumed On the farm where 1t Is
grown. The GRASSES and whsat beIong 10
the game family OF plants, sand in a gen.
erAl way most farmers know that timothy
ta especially exhaustive when sold OF
from tho farm. But this constitutes SO
ANAL a proportion Of the hsy grown thst
few realizs its exhauativeneas as they do
tina. of CROWNS and selling wheat.
Tho Rural I7orM asys: "The medium
Tco!s have an advantsgo over either fine
! or long wools. When tine wool is in de-
nand, medium will edge over nicely to
hat market and fetch a good price.
When long or coayue wool ia in demand,
medium wool will lap over on that mar.
kst very nicely. ABIDE from producing
medium woolr, which are always in de-.
mand, By crossing tho common or grade
merino With the rsms OF mutton
breeds, the csrcses comes in for high con.
slderstions, and the aizs Of the focks is
readily kept down to numbers suited to
limited surroundings. Many farms are
badly handicapped by overlooking.
Nothing beats a man lile'overstocking."
Dnrbys Proph,lactic Fluid.
Use it in every Bick-room. Will keep